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Magnon BEC Versus Atomic BEC

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The Bose–Einstein condensation (BEC) corresponds to the formation of a collective quantum state in which macroscopic number of particles is governed by a single wave function. The magnon BEC, the coherent state of a macroscopic number of magnons, manifests itself by coherent precession of magnetization even in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. The magnon BEC has many similarities with the atomic BEC. But it shows a great variety of properties in different magnetic materials. Here we will classify the different types of magnonic BECs.

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The work is supported by the “Agence Nationale de la Recherche” (France) within MajoranaPRO project (ANR-13-BS04-0009-01) and is performed according to the Russian Government Program of Competitive Growth of Kazan Federal University.

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Bunkov, Y. Magnon BEC Versus Atomic BEC. J Low Temp Phys 185, 399–408 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-016-1583-z

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